how to quote a poem in an essay?

Bob Gray

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I need to use quotations in my essay when i'm talking about the techniques used. Is it appropriate to quote a whole stanza in a poem if im describing the technique of imagery in there? and if so how do I do it do i use the beggining and end of the stanze separated by (...) E.g. "Where the easement... whips and their follage sprawls".

P.s. I'm talking about the imagery used in the second stanza in the poem Homo Suburbiensis by Bruce Dawe. I'm thinking of talking about the garden like a paradise, which it seems, "where the air smells of tomato-vines".... please help me, and give me advice like if i even need the whole stanze
 
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